Poetic Film Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
In twilight's hush, where shadows play,
A tale of two films, in criticism's sway,
Forrest Gump, a name that's oft reviled,
For stealing Oscars from a film more worthwhile.
Pulp Fiction, a masterpiece, some would say,
Deprived of glory, in a bygone day,
And now, a new contender, Benjamin Button's tale,
A story of a life, in reverse, with love and fail.
With roots in Fitzgerald's prose, a short story born,
A Baltimore aristocrat, with life's journey torn,
From old to young, in sixty years of strife,
A narrative woven, with nostalgia and sentimental life.
But critics see, a copy, a shameless guise,
A attempt to recreate, Gump's Oscar-winning surprise,
With special effects, and sentimentality's sway,
A film that's soulless, and structurally astray.
The comparison's made, between Button and Gump's might,
With stoic heroes, and love interests, in a similar light,
But Button's flaws, are more apparent, it's true,
A script that's problematic, with poor acting, and a story anew.
The director's touch, is cold, and devoid of heart,
A Kubrickian feel, that's lacking, from the very start,
The cinematography, and music, a creative blend,
But the film's epic length, and subplots, are a forced trend.
The clockmaker's tale, a pacifist's message, so fine,
But it's not enough, to save the film, from its decline,
The love story's predictable, with a resolution, so unkind,
And Button's character, is stoic, but devoid of heart, and mind.
So let this be, a lesson, to filmmakers, so bold,
To create, and not to copy, a story, that's already been told,
For in the end, it's not the special effects, that make a film great,
But the heart, and soul, that's poured, into a story, that's truly first-rate.
(Note: The review in its original form can be read here.)
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